The Ukraine war thread
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Not much to dispute there. It accurately describes and breaks down the Russian siege mentality. I also agree that the West’s current cancelling of Russian culture is a dangerous folly. It only serves to reinforce the siege mentality inside Russia.
Since this war started I have wondered how Shostakovich would have viewed the situation. I am certain he would appalled and thoroughly depressed.
“Little by little I am learning the art of being quite content by doing very little slowly” ~ Lionel Hardcastle
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I was searching for how many times Russia has been invaded and found this. It's something that simply is not in the American psyche, but certainly is in the Russian.
https://now.tufts.edu/2022/03/31/long-history-russia-and-war
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An interesting perspective. I rather agree. If the federation is that fragmented and weak whatever arises might be an improvement.
I especially appreciate that China is not Putin's friend. Nations don't have friends. they have interests.
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What Xi promised Putin - and most importantly what he did not.
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Nukes in Belarus:
Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, marking the first time since the mid-1990s that Moscow will have based such arms outside the country.
Putin made the announcement at a time of growing tensions with the West over the Ukraine war and as some Russian commentators speculate about possible nuclear strikes.
“Tactical” nuclear weapons refer to those used for specific gains on the battlefield rather than those with the capacity to wipe out cities. It is unclear how many such weapons Russia has given it is an area still shrouded in Cold War secrecy.
Experts told Reuters the development was significant since Russia had until now been proud that, unlike the United States, it did not deploy nuclear weapons outside its borders.
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@Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:
Like that military shotgun they showed. What a home defense weapon!
You can buy the Saiga in the U.S. I wouldn't want to come before the judge when the DA plops that nasty looking sucker on the evidence table.
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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@Jolly said in The Ukraine war thread:
I wouldn't want to come before the judge when the DA plops that nasty looking sucker on the evidence table.
Here's Kyle...
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@Jolly said in The Ukraine war thread:
@Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:
Like that military shotgun they showed. What a home defense weapon!
You can buy the Saiga in the U.S. I wouldn't want to come before the judge when the DA plops that nasty looking sucker on the evidence table.
But just imagine all the zombies you could dispatch.
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True.
BTW, the only version available to us is the semi-auto version. No giggle switch for the masses.
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Ukraine using JDAMs
“As for the winged aerial bombs – JDAM, we use them as well,” Ihnat said.
He added that Western-made bombs are extremely accurate and the Air Force uses them to deliver successful strikes against critical enemy targets. At the same time, Ihnat said that Ukraine could use more of them, suggesting that the current supply is insufficient.
The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a conversion kit that can be strapped to a wide variety of conventional air-dropped bombs to give them guidance and control capabilities comparable to those of modern smart bombs.
